We ask our Australian correspondent about cocaine, gold medals, soaring beef prices, plummeting avocado returns and why he loves Roundup.

We ask our Australian correspondent about cocaine, gold medals, soaring beef prices, plummeting avocado returns and why he loves Roundup.

Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.

Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.

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The Country 08/08/24: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Tom Young, Chris Russell, and Joe Higgins.

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Tom Young, Chris Russell, and Joe Higgins.

The Country Full Show: Thursday, August 8, 2024

So according to Debbie, the country’s being led by a “dark triad”, with three personality traits, the Machiavellian, the psychopath and the narcissist. We ask the self-titled Prince of the Provinces which trait belongs to which Coalition party leader? Plus we ask the Associate Energy Minister what he's going to do, or what he can do,  about the looming energy crisis, with spot electricity prices going up 600%.

So according to Debbie, the country’s being led by a “dark triad”, with three personality traits, the Machiavellian, the psychopath and the narcissist. We ask the self-titled Prince of the Provinces which trait belongs to which Coalition party leader? Plus we ask the Associate Energy Minister what he's going to do, or what he can do,  about the looming energy crisis, with spot electricity prices going up 600%.

The Country 08/08/24: Shane Jones talks to Jamie Mackay

Talking about being ripped off, we ask Affco's National Livestock Manager if we're getting the short end of the stick when it comes to domestic beef and lamb prices and whether the meat companies should be diverting export product to fill the current void in the domestic market? 

Talking about being ripped off, we ask Affco's National Livestock Manager if we're getting the short end of the stick when it comes to domestic beef and lamb prices and whether the meat companies should be diverting export product to fill the current void in the domestic market?

The Country 08/08/24: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay

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